Marian Hossa ends up in Detroit on a one-year contract. This, this of all additions to a team that is going to remain in tact for a few years. Detroit is one of those teams that you can always count on to make a big splash at the trade deadline. Back in the capless era it was nothing for them to ship a prospect off for a playoff rental. You know somebody like Chris Chelios, Robert Lang or Todd Bertuzzi. One would always whisper that the Wings would run out of prospects or that they would not be able to run the table in the age of the salary cap. And then they land Hossa. This is not the kind of stuff that you'll find in GMing for Dummies.
Interesting move with Nikolai Zherdev going to the Rangers. Team chemistry will be an issue again at the start of next season as the significant new faces try to work their way into the Rangers room and the delights of the Big Apple. The Jackets also losing Ron Hainsey, which is a bit of a setback for the team. Hainsey won't find the playoffs any sooner in Atlanta unless John Anderson can get more out of his team.
Good moves by the Pens locking up Orpik and Malkin. They have to, however, add new bodies to make up for the loss of Malone, Hossa, and Colby Armstrong. Their farm team looks to be loaded with talent so a few faces will move up but there are big shoes to fill.
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